Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-02-16
AN ENOCH ARDEN
turns Up in Our Otherwise Unro-
mantle Junction city.

Your reporter yesterday met Mr.. Chas.
Young, II young gentleman we'll re-
membered in Ogden, where he used to
1henlaged in business of different kinds,
A. IN Ihe saloon business with Ed. Keys.
AehaAawiie while here, having mar
h Med her in 1882. In February, 1888, he
Ieft for Shoshone to contract for building,
ID which he was quite successful,
employing thirty men rs Il rule. On the
llthO June, while he was in saloon in
1 which he had half interest, there was n
. Eulle, in the course OF which one OF the
|kligerents lost $50. Mr.. Young was
.darged with being accessory to the rob
,hg, tried in Haley, Altras county,
Hand sentenced to ten years imprison-
Rnent. He went TO prison i'll Boise on
Re 22d Of July, not having been able,
slough lack OF means, to secure wit
4esses to vindicate him and establish his
1 nnOCence
Ills wife in the meantime remained in
4 gglen, being supplied with means by
j PIN even from his meagre earnings
4 RMe in confinement. On August 10,
ny, she bore a girl, beautiful little
Il LIId, While Mr.. Young was in prison,
mther he had been sent by the per-
Rel evidence of Il 'niggcr" who had Il
3gnise against him, Mrs. Young got Il
= dIvorce in the Probate Court OF Weber
Bounty, Utah, in May, 1886, and married
sgaIn in the month OF June OF the same
I'm Marine
ID railroad man.
4 VI this latter fact Mr.. Young did not
q eCeYe knowledge until his arrival at
= iOCatello, on Sunday morning last, when
n was on his way from prison, II free
'hl innocent man, to meet his spouse
Hd child, not even then being
AaTe OF the fact OF his wife having
scured the divorce. Here | must insert
n En MIR. Young, after sad and sorrow
M experience OF three years, six months
sll seventy days in ignomnious con
eehent, finally obtained pardon from
pNernor f.. A. Stevenson, OF Idaho,
n 'Ho, whereas from very careful eX-
sN'natOn OF the papers in this case, and
ue important facts disclosed by the
a EWIy discovered evidence since the
4 "''' 'DllN iNllpll anu nun llii'lillh
egn from other and reliable sources
4 uIy stated in letters, petitions, allidavits
"A Exported by testimony, well authentic
Teu by persons cOnVersant with the
4 tS, showing only the grave doubts ~
Wr guilt Of said Charles j. Young o
" charge for which he was tried anC
wn'Icled, very clearly establishing in m!
pI"i ms entire innocence" came to thu
|uciuSlon that cannot therefore hold
GHStent with Justice to sanction longe
imprisonment for the alleged crime,
Y" ". consequently ordered his release.
81 nut what Il release When he go
|@l 10 Ogden where he left a home AM
@Ue-hc came rs an Enoch Arden +
EaNG hands with his wifc's husband am
I'm ms child that has another man 10
Wl Still he succumbs to Tia
%''uahIe, and though Il yictil
Ginllowmd circumstances he bear
MIX IKE Il man should, He wi
N, ulslIurb the new household, but he
mchl to them and will seek TO recovC
Hwy inlure from the Neutrality-suspicious.
NV Uals Of the past. lie desires to el
ME3 his thanks Uhe warm depth {
pwu can only be imagined from din
,aaucrl to all his old friends and Il,
r",n'lhres who are staying by him an
1stalnIating him ON his happy, thong
"HG'll late release from undGservcd M
''Iore doubly cruel punishment.